योएल 2
1 सिय्योन में नरसिंगा फूंको ; मेरे पवित्र पर्वत पर सांस बान्ध कर फूंको! देश के सब रहने वाले कांप उठें, क्योंकि यहोवा का दिन आता है, वरन वह निकट ही है।
2 वह अन्धकार और तिमिर का दिन है, वह बदली का दिन है और अन्धियारे का सा फैलता है। जैसे भोर का प्रकाश पहाड़ों पर फैलता है, वैसे ही एक बड़ी और सामर्थी जाति आएगी; प्राचीनकाल में वैसी कभी न हुई, और न उसके बाद भी फिर किसी पीढ़ी में होगी॥
3 उसके आगे आगे तो आग भस्म करती जाएगी, और उसके पीछे पीछे लौ जलती जाएगी। उसके आगे की भूमि तो एदेन की बारी के समान होगी, परन्तु उसके पीछे की भूमि उजाड़ मरूस्थल बन जाएगी, और उस से कुछ न बचेगा॥
4 उनका रूप घोड़ों का सा है, और वे सवारी के घोड़ों की नाईं दौड़ते हैं।
5 उनके कूदने का शब्द ऐसा होता है जैसा पहाड़ों की चोटियों पर रथों के चलने का, वा खूंटी भस्म करती हुई लौ का, था जैसे पांति बान्धे हुए बली योद्धाओं का शब्द होता है॥
6 उनके सामने जाति जाति के लोग पीड़ित होते हैं, सब के मुख मलीन होते हैं।
7 वे शूरवीरों की नाईं दौड़ते, और योद्धाओं की भांति शहरपनाह पर चढ़ते हैं वे अपने अपने मार्ग पर चलते हैं, और कोई अपनी पांति से अलग न चलेगा।
8 वे एक दूसरे को धक्का नहीं लगाते, वे अपनी अपनी राह पर चलते हैं; शस्त्रों का साम्हना करने से भी उनकी पांति नहीं टूटती।
9 वे नगर में इधर-उधर दौड़ते, और शहरपनाह पर चढ़ते हैं; वे घरों में ऐसे घुसते हैं जैसे चोर खिड़कियों से घुसते हैं॥
10 उनके आगे पृथ्वी कांप उठती है, और आकाश थरथराता है। सूर्य और चन्द्रमा काले हो जाते हैं, और तारे नहीं झलकते।
11 यहोवा अपने उस दल के आगे अपना शब्द सुनाता है, क्योंकि उसकी सेना बहुत ही बड़ी है; जो अपना वचन पूरा करने वाला है, वह सामर्थी है। क्योंकि यहोवा का दिन बड़ा और अति भयानक है; उसको कौन सह सकेगा?
12 तौभी यहोवा की यह वाणी है, अभी भी सुनो, उपवास के साथ रोते-पीटते अपने पूरे मन से फिरकर मेरे पास आओ।
13 अपने वस्त्र नहीं, अपने मन ही को फाड़ कर अपने परमेश्वर यहोवा की ओर फिरो; क्योंकि वह अनुग्रहकारी, दयालु, विलम्ब से क्रोध करने वाला, करूणानिधान और दु:ख देकर पछतानेहारा है।
14 क्या जाने वह फिरकर पछताए और ऐसी आशीष दे जिस से तुम्हारे परमेश्वर यहोवा का अन्नबलि और अर्घ दिया जाए॥
15 सिय्योन में नरसिंगा फूको, उपवास का दिन ठहराओ, महासभा का प्रचार करो;
16 लोगों को इकट्ठा करो। सभा को पवित्र करो; पुरनियों को बुला लो; बच्चों और दूधपीउवों को भी इकट्ठा करो। दुल्हा अपनी कोठरी से, और दुल्हिन भी अपने कमरे से निकल आएं॥
17 याजक जो यहोवा के टहलुए हैं, वे आंगन और वेदी के बीच में रो रोकर कहें, हे यहोवा अपनी प्रजा पर तरस खा; और अपने निज भाग की नामधराई न होने दे; न अन्यजातियां उसकी उपमा देने पाएं। जाति जाति के लोग आपस में क्यां कहने पाएं, कि उनका परमेश्वर कहां रहा?
18 तब यहोवा को अपने देश के विषय में जलन हुई, और उसने अपनी प्रजा पर तरस खाया।
19 यहोवा ने अपनी प्रजा के लोगों को उत्तर दिया, सुनो, मैं अन्न और नया दाखमधु और ताजा तेल तुम्हें देने पर हूं, और तुम उन्हें पाकर तृप्त होगे; और मैं भविष्य में अन्यजातियों से तुम्हारी नामधराई न होने दूंगा॥
20 मैं उत्तर की ओर से आई हुई सेना को तुम्हारे पास से दूर करूंगा, और उसे एक निर्जल और उजाड़ देश में निकाल दूंगा; उसका आगा तो पूरब के ताल की ओर और उसका पीछा पश्चिम के समुद्र की ओर होगा; उस से दुर्गन्ध उठेगी, और उसकी सड़ी गन्ध फैलेगी, क्योंकि उसने बहुत बुरे काम किए हैं॥
21 हे देश, तू मत डर; तू मगन हो और आनन्द कर, क्योंकि यहोवा ने बड़े बड़े काम किए हैं!
22 हे मैदान के पशुओं, मत डरो, क्योंकि जंगल में चराई उगेगी, और वृक्ष फलने लगेंगे; अंजीर का वृक्ष और दाखलता अपना अपना बल दिखाने लगेंगी।
23 हे सिय्योनियों, तुम अपने परमेश्वर यहोवा के कारण मगन हो, और आनन्द करो; क्योंकि तुम्हारे लिये वह वर्षा, अर्थात बरसात की पहिली वर्षा बहुतायत से देगा; और पहिले के समान अगली और पिछली वर्षा को भी बरसाएगा॥
24 तब खलिहान अन्न से भर जाएंगे, और रासकुण्ड नये दाखमधु और ताजे तेल से उमड़ेंगे।
25 और जिन वर्षों की उपज अर्बे नाम टिड्डियों, और येलेक, और हासील ने, और गाजाम नाम टिड्डियों ने, अर्थात मेरे बड़े दल ने जिस को मैं ने तुम्हारे बीच भेजा, खा ली थी, मैं उसकी हानि तुम को भर दूंगा॥
26 तुम पेट भरकर खाओगे, और तृप्त होगे, और अपने परमेश्वर यहोवा के नाम की स्तुति करोगे, जिसने तुम्हारे लिये आश्चर्य के काम किए हैं। और मेरी प्रजा की आशा फिर कभी न टूटेगी।
27 तब तुम जानोगे कि मैं इस्राएल के बीच में हूं, और मैं, यहोवा, तुम्हारा परमेश्वर हूं और कोई दूसरा नहीं है। और मेरी प्रजा की आशा फिर कभी न टूटेगी॥
28 उन बातों के बाद मैं सब प्राणियों पर अपना आत्मा उण्डेलूंगा; तुम्हारे बेटे-बेटियां भविष्यद्वाणी करेंगी, और तुम्हारे पुरनिये स्वप्न देखेंगे, और तुम्हारे जवान दर्शन देखेंगे।
29 तुम्हारे दास और दासियों पर भी मैं उन दिनों में अपना आत्मा उण्डेलूंगा॥
30 और मैं आकाश में और पृथ्वी पर चमत्कार, अर्थात लोहू और आग और धूएं के खम्भे दिखाऊंगा।
31 यहोवा के उस बड़े और भयानक दिन के आने से पहिले सूर्य अन्धियारा होगा और चन्द्रमा रक्त सा हो जाएगा।
32 उस समय जो कोई यहोवा से प्रार्थना करेगा, वह छुटकारा पाएगा; और यहोवा के वचन के अनुसार सिय्योन पर्वत पर, और यरूशलेम में जिन बचे हुओं को यहोवा बुलाएगा, वे उद्धार पाएंगे॥
1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
11 And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
18 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.